Results 81-100 of 11,434 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2026 (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 754 and 755 together. The current Health budget will grow by €1.5 billion in 2026, an increase of 6.2% compared to the Budget 2025 allocation. This will fund an increase of 3,300 whole time equivalents (WTE) in the workforce in 2026. The detailed allocation of this funding and workforce will form part of the preparation of the HSE National Service...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In September 2023, a comprehensive patient safety review and assurance process was commissioned by the HSE into the paediatric orthopaedic surgery service. This review is being undertaken by Mr Nayagam. The HSE have advised that the risk assessment aspect of the review has been completed and is being considered. The first phase of the review took longer than anticipated mostly...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 759, 762, 763, 765 and 766 together. A record of over €3 billion, around €1 in every 8 of public funding spent on health, is now being spent on medicines. This is an unprecedented level of investment in supporting patients through the availability of the latest and wide range of medicines. Sustainability remains a core priority for the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter and under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical devices, this question has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Deputy is aware, the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 was signed into law by the President in July 2024, having passed all stages in both Houses of the Oireachtas. The primary purpose of this complex and far-reaching legislation is to regulate fertility clinics providing treatment such as IVF (in-vitro fertilisation), ICSI (intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection) and IUI...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am pleased to say that I signed Orders formally establishing the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority (AHRRA), as provided for in the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024, and appointing the first Board, including a Chairperson, from 13 October 2025. The AHR legislation will provide for the introduction, for the first time, of a new regulatory environment for a wide...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix provides an evidence-based flexible approach to determine the number of nurses and healthcare assistants required to provide safe and quality care based on patient need. Framework development comprises three phases and implementation of the Framework nationally is overseen by the HSEs national lead for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix. ...